Louis Smolka Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Davey Grant Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R3	0:49	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic	May 14, 2022
L	Vince Morales Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	2:02	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo	Dec 4, 2021
W	Jose Quinonez Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R2	2:15	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori	Dec 5, 2020
L	#15Casey Kenney Bantamweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke On Ground	R1	3:03	UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns	May 30, 2020
W	Ryan MacDonald Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	4:43	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje	Sep 14, 2019
L	Matt Schnell Bantamweight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard	R1	3:18	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos	Mar 9, 2019
W	Sumudaerji Bantamweight	Submission	Armbar On Ground	R2	2:07	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	Nov 24, 2018
L	#10Matheus Nicolau Flyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm	Dec 30, 2017
L	#9Tim Elliott Flyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	Apr 15, 2017
L	#13Ray Borg Flyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey	Dec 30, 2016
L	Brandon Moreno Flyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard	R1	2:23	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	Oct 1, 2016
W	#15Ben Nguyen Flyweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Head From Mount	R2	4:41	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker	Jul 13, 2016
W	Paddy Holohan Flyweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	4:09	UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka	Oct 24, 2015
W	Neil Seery Flyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor	Jul 11, 2015
W	Richie Vaculik Flyweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance Side Kick	R3	0:18	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping	Nov 7, 2014
L	#10Chris Cariaso Flyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva	May 10, 2014
W	Alptekin Ozkilic Flyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou	Jan 15, 2014

Outside the UFC

9-0across 9 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 subPXC · Destiny MMA · CXF 15 · Gladiator Challenge · KOTC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Kyle Estrada14-9	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	CXF 15	Oct 20, 2018
W	Tycen Lynn7-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	—	Destiny MMA	Jun 23, 2018
W	Tyrone Christian Gorgonia0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:15	Gladiator Challenge	Apr 21, 2018
W	Ale Cali5-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:52	PXC	Nov 9, 2013
W	Jessie Rafols8-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:59	PXC	Sep 14, 2013
W	Alvin Cacdac17-13	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	3:59	PXC	Feb 16, 2013
W	Bryan To Hang Lam0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:54	PXC	Nov 17, 2012
W	Kawika Martin0-3	Submission	Brabo Choke	R2	2:53	KOTC	Oct 20, 2012
W	Shane Pacarro3-2	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	Destiny MMA	Apr 28, 2012

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsX-1 vs. Destiny MMA · Destiny MMA · X-1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Zachary Close3-3	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:53	X-1 vs. Destiny MMA	Aug 7, 2010
L	Kelii Palencia0-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Destiny MMA	Jun 12, 2010
W	Jose Henamendez0-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:15	X-1	May 15, 2010

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

8 wins, 2 losses

W8

L2

Submission

7 wins, 3 losses

W7

L3

Decision

2 wins, 4 losses

W2

L4

Finishes

UFC KOs

4

Above avg · 10%Bantamweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.12

Below avg · 0.24Bantamweight

UFC submissions

2

Above avg · 8%Bantamweight

Submission attempts / fight

1.12

Above avg · 0.37Bantamweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Louis Smolka

PowerChin

Knockout rate

24%

4 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

2

0.40 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

6

1.59 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Louis Smolka

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 0 of 1 coin-flip decision — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls. Judges have given them 2 of 2 rounds they disagreed on (100%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

0–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–0

Won – Lost

100% went their way

Unanimous4 decisions · 80%

1W3L

Split1 decision · 20%

1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

6 rounds total

0

Won

6

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC56th

47%747 / 1,575

Striking accuracy

53%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.56 differential

Landed4.67

Absorbed4.11

43%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+0%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%83rd497
Body26%84th194
Leg7%38th56

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

61%Standing

Standing61%455
Clinch11%81
Ground28%211

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

Landed per 15

Head

A+

87th

46.7

87th

Body

A+

87th

18.2

87th

Leg

D

32nd

5.3

32nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

44th

35.4

44th

Body

F

15th

17.4

15th

Leg

C

47th

8.9

47th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	46.7	497	1,226	41%
Body	18.2	194	287	68%
Leg	5.3	56	62	90%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	35.4	377	1,031	37%
Body	17.4	185	281	66%
Leg	8.9	95	105	90%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

35%

Takedown accuracy

32%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+0.4 min net

On top4.2

On bottom3.8

Offense

Takedowns

B

62nd

1.7

62nd

TD accuracy

C

49th

35%

49th

Sub attempts

A+

90th

1.8

90th

Control

A

72nd

4.2 min

72nd

Defense

TD defense

F

14th

32%

14th

Controlled

3.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	18 / 51
Submission attempts	19
Control time	45:14

Defense

TDs defended	19 / 59
Control absorbed	40:35

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (160min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

17 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 160 min

163%

R3 pace · 8 bouts

Smolka holds steady (+0% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Smolka lifts to 163% of round-1 output by round 3 (8 bouts).

Smolka — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Smolkalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Smolkaattempts / min

Control time

Smolka% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.4	4.5	5.0	0.26	26%	17
R2	7.5	5.3	3.3	0.32	31%	12
R3	6.4	3.9	3.3	0.45	28%	8

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

17 resolved UFC bouts · 6 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

37/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

64th

39%

64th

Win quality

F

23rd

31%

23rd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

3

2

4

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	3	0-3	0%
Top-15	3	1-2	33%
Cross-div ranked	2	1-1	50%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	2	2-0	100%
Unproven	4	3-1	75%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Davey Grant	Contender-level	36	May 14, 2022
L	Vince Morales	Unproven	12	Dec 4, 2021
W	Jose Quinonez	Established	30	Dec 5, 2020
L	Casey Kenney#15	Top-15	60	May 30, 2020
W	Ryan MacDonald	Unproven	8	Sep 14, 2019
L	Matt Schnell	Cross-div ranked	45	Mar 9, 2019
W	Sumudaerji	Cross-div ranked	32	Nov 24, 2018
L	Matheus Nicolau#10	Top-5	75	Dec 30, 2017
L	Tim Elliott#9	Top-5	75	Apr 15, 2017
L	Ray Borg#13	Top-5	77	Dec 30, 2016
L	Brandon Moreno	Champion	68	Oct 1, 2016
W	Ben Nguyen#15	Top-15	68	Jul 13, 2016
W	Paddy Holohan	Building	18	Oct 24, 2015
W	Neil Seery	Building	18	Jul 11, 2015
W	Richie Vaculik	Unproven	8	Nov 7, 2014
L	Chris Cariaso#10	Top-15	72	May 10, 2014
W	Alptekin Ozkilic	Unproven	8	Jan 15, 2014

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

17 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-2

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-4

5 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

6-3

9 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

4-4

8 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

3-5

8 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4y 1mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Louis Smolka

Extended layoff

4y 1mosince last bout

vs Davey Grant · May 14, 2022

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 6-4As underdog 2-5

62.6

DK avg

47.8

Median

111.7

Ceiling

7.7

Floor

41%

Boom

29%

Bust

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